Season 8 (Smallville)

Season 8
Information
Network	The CW
Start Date	September 18, 2008
End Date	May 14, 2009
Time Slot	Tuesdays at 9:00 pm
Number of Episodes	22
Chronology
Preceded by	Season 7
Followed by	Season 9

The eighth season of Smallville premiered on September 18, 2008, and concluded on May 14, 2009. The season consists of 22 episodes.

Synopsis

This reinterpretation of the enduring Superman mythology and its classic characters blends realism and adventure into an exciting action series. Years ago, a meteor shower burst from the heavens, raining destruction on the unsuspecting citizens of Smallville, Kansas. From the ashes of tragedy grew Clark Kent, whose transition from boyhood to manhood was particularly difficult as he came to grips with his emerging superpowers.

This season, Clark will be at a crossroads -- and closer than ever to becoming the superhero of legend. He will face his ultimate challenge with the emergence of a legendary, unstoppable destroyer -- and this won't be the only nemesis to appear. With realistic portrayals and award-winning, state-of-the-art special effects, Smallville reworks the Superman lore from its roots.

Cast

Main Cast

• Tom Welling as Clark Kent (Kal-El)
• Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
• Erica Durance as Lois Lane
• Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen
• Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer
• Sam Witwer as Davis Bloome
• Justin Hartley as Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)

Recurring Cast

• Mike Dopud as George
• Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang
• Dario Delacio as Doomsday
• Anna Williams as Eva Greer
• Phil Morris as John Jones (J'onn J'onzz)
• Ari Cohen as Regan Matthews
• Alessandro Juliani as Emil Hamilton

Episodes

#	Episode Title	Directed by	Story By	Teleplay By	Episode Airdate
1	Odyssey	Kevin G. Fair	Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders	Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer	September 18, 2008
The Justice League, led by the Green Arrow, hits the Arctic in search of Clark, who disappeared after the Fortress collapsed. The team immediately has a confrontation with the new CEO of LuthorCorp, Tess Mercer. Meanwhile, Chloe is being held prisoner by a suspicious group who has discovered she has a new power, and Clark has been stripped of his powers by Jor-El.
2	Plastique (Smallville)	Rick Rosenthal	Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson		September 25, 2008
It's Clark's first day at the Daily Planet with Lois, and the pair are immediately thrown together on a story when a bus explodes outside the office. Clark rescues Bette, a young girl who bonds with Chloe over their shared meteor abilities, but Bette is hiding a big secret. Paramedic Davis Bloome arrives in Metropolis and is drawn to Chloe.
3	Toxic (Smallville)	Mairzee Almas	Caroline Dries		October 2, 2008
Oliver collapses at a charity event and reveals he only has 12 hours to live. Clark and Chloe call Davis for help. Delirious, Oliver flashes back to when he was stranded on an island and first learned how to use a bow and arrow. He also recalls meeting Tess on the island after she had been kidnapped by a drug runner. Meanwhile, Chloe decides to use her new powers to help save Oliver, shocking Clark.
4	Instinct	James Conway	Al Septien & Turi Meyer		October 9, 2008
Tess and her team perform tests on Clark's crystal that she had retrieved from the Arctic, which attracts Maxima, queen of planet Almerac, to Earth to search for her Kryptonian soulmate. Unfortunately, Maxima's power is too great for mortal men and her kiss kills them. The seductive Maxima begins her search, starting with Jimmy.
5	Committed	Glen Winter	Bryan Q. Miller		October 16, 2008
Chloe and Jimmy are abducted by a psychotic jeweler who was emotionally scarred by his wife's infidelity and is now kidnapping couples and subjecting them to a kryptonite-enhanced lie detector that shocks them if they lie. The abductor asks Chloe if she is in love with anyone else. Meanwhile, in an effort to find Chloe and Jimmy, Clark and Lois pose as a couple and are kidnapped themselves, then asked how they feel about each other.
6	Prey (Smallville)	Michael Rohl	Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson		October 23, 2008
Clark investigates a recent attack that may be the work of a serial killer. Suspecting it could be a meteor-freak, he demands that Chloe release the names of members of the Isis Foundation, which causes a rift between the friends. Davis fears that his blackouts could mean that he is the serial killer and collects evidence that may implicate him. Fearing the worst, he confesses his suspicions to Chloe.
7	Identity (Smallville)	Mairzee Almas	Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer		October 30, 2008
Jimmy snaps a picture of Clark super-speeding to save Lois from a mugger and manages to catch a red and blue blur on film. Jimmy shows it to Tess, who decides to run it on the front page of the Daily Planet. Clark fears his identity will be discovered, so he asks Chloe to run interference with Jimmy, but she has a better idea.
8	Bloodline	Michael Rohl	Caroline Dries		November 6, 2008
Clark receives an anonymous package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic. When he removes the crystal, it activates and sends him and a visiting Lois to the Phantom Zone where they run into Kara. Kara opens a portal for Lois to return but Zod's wife Faora escapes with her and takes over Lois' body. A possessed Lois goes on a rampage in Metropolis.
9	Abyss	Kevin G. Fair	Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson		November 13, 2008
Brainiac begins removing Chloe's memories one by one until the only person she remembers is Davis. Clark realizes the only way to stop Brainiac from taking over Chloe's mind is to rebuild the Fortress of Solitude and ask Jor-El to heal her.
10	Bride	Jeannot Szwarc	Al Septien & Turi Meyer		November 20, 2008
Chloe is excited that she's marrying Jimmy. Meanwhile, Oliver tells Clark he thinks he's discovered where Lex is hiding and takes off to Cuba to confront him. However, when he arrives, Oliver is shocked to find Lana instead. Clark and Lois grow closer, but chaos ensues when Doomsday crashes the wedding and tries to kidnap Chloe.
11	Legion	Glen Winter	Geoff Johns		January 15, 2009
The aftermath of Doomsday's attack on Chloe and Jimmy's wedding leaves Clark in shock, but before he can search for the kidnapped Chloe, The Persuader appears and attacks him. Rokk, Imra and Garth, also known as The Legion, step in from the future to help vanquish the Persuader and the group realizes Brainiac has taken over Chloe once again. Meanwhile, up at the Fortress, Chloe, as Brainiac, informs Davis he is Doomsday and was created to kill "the other Kryptonian" and destroy the world.
12	Bulletproof	Morgan Beggs	Bryan Q. Miller		January 22, 2009
Clark discovers John Jones was shot while working as a police officer, so Clark dons the uniform and goes undercover to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Lana confronts Tess and tells her Lex isn't the man she thinks he is. Lana's shocking news forces Tess to reevaluate her position as the head of LuthorCorp.
13	Power (Smallville)	Allison Mack	Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer		January 29, 2009
Clark finds Tess in Lana's ransacked apartment and realizes Lana is missing. Tess tells him Lex is still alive and may have kidnapped Lana and finally reveals the truth about what happened to Lana after she awoke from her Brainiac-induced coma. Meanwhile, Tess breaks into a secret LuthorCorp facility and is shocked at what she discovers.
14	Requiem	Michael Rohl	Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson		February 5, 2009
An explosion at LuthorCorp kills all the Board members and injures Oliver, who was there to announce the merger of his company with LuthorCorp. Oliver believes that Lex is responsible for the blast, but Clark and Lana learn that the bomber is Winslow Schott, a toymaker and former Queen Industries employee with a grudge against Oliver.
15	Infamous	Glen Winter	Caroline Dries		March 12, 2009
Linda Lake returns to Metropolis and threatens to expose Clark's secret unless he promises to give her exclusive information on the Red-Blue Blur, so she can become a star reporter again. Refusing to be blackmailed, Clark tells Lois his secret and asks her to write his story for The Daily Planet.
16	Turbulence	Kevin G. Fair	Al Septien & Turi Meyer		March 19, 2009
Tess invites Clark to a press conference out of town, but when an explosion rocks the private jet they are on, Clark must figure out how to save them without Tess learning his secret. Unbeknownst to Clark, Tess orchestrated the explosion to get Clark to reveal his powers. Meanwhile, Davis discovers a surprising way to control the monster within.
17	Hex	Mairzee Almas	Bryan Q. Miller		March 26, 2009
At Chloe's birthday party, a mysterious magician named Zatanna grants Chloe's wish to be more like Lois by turning her into Lois for the day. Zatanna asks Oliver for help to get her father's book of spells, so she can conjure up his spirit, but not before also granting Clark his deepest wish.
18	Eternal	James Marshall	Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders		April 2, 2009
Tess tries and fails to kill Davis. In order to try and explain his destiny, she captures him and unveils his past with the Luthors. Meanwhile, Clark and Chloe discover Davis' secret.
19	Stiletto	Kevin G. Fair	Caroline Dries		April 23, 2009
Lois believes that she needs a big story to secure her reputation as a star reporter but the Red-Blue Blur continues to elude her. After Chloe is mugged, Lois uses the opportunity to pretend a new superhero, Stiletto, has come to town and is giving exclusives to Lois. Clark is concerned Lois will hurt herself pretending to be a superhero, but after he is captured by thugs with kryptonite, Lois saves the day.
20	Beast	Michael Rohl	Genevieve Sparling		April 30, 2009
Clark discovers that Davis is still alive and confronts Chloe about protecting him. Oliver discovers Jimmy breaking into Chloe's apartment, but things get rapidly worse after Davis jumps from the shadows and attacks both of them. Later, Clark and Davis meet in the fortress and end up fighting each other.
21	Injustice (Smallville)	Tom Welling	Al Septien & Turi Meyer		May 7, 2009
Chloe returns and begs Clark to kill Davis, claiming that Davis can no longer keep the beast under control. Tess has assembled a team of meteor freaks, including Plastique, to track down Davis, so Clark can kill him. However, things get out of hand once Tess' team discovers she is double-crossing them.
22	Doomsday	James Marshall	Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders		May 14, 2009
Oliver tells Clark he must kill Davis, as Doomsday is a serious threat and must be stopped at all costs. However, Clark struggles with taking a human life, so the Green Arrow and his team decide to take matters into their own hands. Lois takes on Tess, but the fight takes a shocking turn. Meanwhile, Chloe gets caught in the middle of Oliver and Clark's battle over killing Davis.

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